Some more Manix pics
Some more Manix pics
Here are the pics as promised
pic 3 is a Lil Temp on top of a Manix. You can see the small difference in edge-length, and the huge difference in handle length.
pic 5 reminded me of those big Sharks that have a small fish 'piggy' backing :D
pic 3 is a Lil Temp on top of a Manix. You can see the small difference in edge-length, and the huge difference in handle length.
pic 5 reminded me of those big Sharks that have a small fish 'piggy' backing :D
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Excellent pictures Ted! So far, what are your impressions of the Manix? Have not really used mine yet, but am planning to give it a little exercise today, as I have a few pounds of beef, plus potatoes and carrots, to cube up for stew.
Also, the knives in picture #4, Little T on top, Manix next down, what is the one in the middle? Second from the bottom looks to be a Paramilitary, is the bottom one a G10 Standard or G10 Harpy, crazy as it sounds, they look darn near identical from that angle.
Also, the knives in picture #4, Little T on top, Manix next down, what is the one in the middle? Second from the bottom looks to be a Paramilitary, is the bottom one a G10 Standard or G10 Harpy, crazy as it sounds, they look darn near identical from that angle.
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Thanks Ted, and yes, it should make a great camp knife.
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But then if you switch from edge length to blade length, in pic 4 you see a big difference in blade length, but not as big a difference in handle length. The question is how you want to account for the choil...Ted wrote:Here are the pics as promised
pic 3 is a Lil Temp on top of a Manix. You can see the small difference in edge-length, and the huge difference in handle length.
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Hi guys. I'm crazy about tha Manix design. Loved it since the first pics. My favorite knife right now (by far!) is the para. I'm thinking the Manix will be the perfect larger blade (I used to have a Commander, but let's not get into that).
Here's my question: Why on earth is there no Boye dent on the Manix??? Since Spydie lockbacks started coming with them, I HATE using older versions that are without. They are much less comfortable to close. Any inside knowledge on this would be appreciated. Thanks.
Here's my question: Why on earth is there no Boye dent on the Manix??? Since Spydie lockbacks started coming with them, I HATE using older versions that are without. They are much less comfortable to close. Any inside knowledge on this would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Must admit, I'm on the opposite side of the fence. I hate the **** Boye dent, pray nightly that Spyderco will cease to use it, and did a happy dance when I saw the Manix did not have one. The primary reason is that I find knives with the dent physically painful to close and, in some cases, impossible to close one handed. The second, is that I find it visually unpleasing since I feel that it ruins the smooth flowing line of the backstrap.talonturbo wrote:Here's my question: Why on earth is there no Boye dent on the Manix??? Since Spydie lockbacks started coming with them, I HATE using older versions that are without. They are much less comfortable to close. Any inside knowledge on this would be appreciated. Thanks.
That said, I am as curious as you are why some new :spyder: front locks models include the dent, and others do not - and how that decision is made. I've said it before and will say it again, would gladly pay full MSRP for an "undented" Schempp Persian, Stretch, FRN Calypso Jr., and S30V Native. But why these model have the dent and the Chinook II and Manix do not, is a mystery to me too. The worst part is that, unlike "superfluous holes" which are relatively easy for a good machinist to fill in, the Boye dent is impossible to undo.
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Hi Deacon. Congrats on getting your way with the Manix. It's funny, but I find that the dent not only looks better, but makes one hand closing (which I do 100% of the time) much easier and free of the slight pain I feel without the dent. To each their own I guess, but I suspect we would all love to hear Spyderco's side on this issue.
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All,
What are your views regarding the pro's and con's between the Manix and the Lil' Temp? I am currently thining about buying one of the two, and since they are so close in price (on the higher end) I really don't think i can afford both at this time. Mostly, my EDC is a PE FRN Delica or a SS SE Cricket. I would like something built just a little more solid and both of these would seem to fit the bill. Thank for your advice.
What are your views regarding the pro's and con's between the Manix and the Lil' Temp? I am currently thining about buying one of the two, and since they are so close in price (on the higher end) I really don't think i can afford both at this time. Mostly, my EDC is a PE FRN Delica or a SS SE Cricket. I would like something built just a little more solid and both of these would seem to fit the bill. Thank for your advice.
I have an "undented" Native that I was gripping tightly cutting through some thick material, and the tight grip combined with the movement of the knife back and forth actually unlocked the **** thing in my hand. And no, the lock's not defective. But I can hold the knife in certain grips and squeeze it so tightly that it unlocks. I would be loathe to buy a Spyderco that I'm actually going to use without the Boye Dent; if I ever end up with a Manix it might end up as collection material only, since I'm fairly attached to my fingers. However, the relative length of the exposed part of the lockbar to the thickness of the handle may make it less of an issue on this particular model. I'd have to handle one to see.talonturbo wrote:Hi Deacon. Congrats on getting your way with the Manix. It's funny, but I find that the dent not only looks better, but makes one hand closing (which I do 100% of the time) much easier and free of the slight pain I feel without the dent.